Lunis
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This has to be the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard, you obviously know nothing about e-sports. Counter-Strike pretty much died because no one but the top 4-5 teams made any money.
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For some perspective, at TI3 7-8th place brought home around 40k. When it's all said and done this year, the same placement will probably this year will probably put out $600k (about what Na'vi got for 2nd place last year).
That's extremely good for the scene. Sure, the people outside of the top 8 will see some restructuring, but that's a positive thing. They under-performed and missed out on a big payoff. They will want to change things up so it goes better next year. If they are successful in reforming, there is plenty of money available in tournaments throughout the year to keep them eating. Not to mention, you need there to be some fluidity so new players can break in. If everything stays too stable, it becomes very difficult for a new good player to land on team that could potentially become a contender.
Conversely, the teams that placed in the top 8 will probably want to keep things as they are to maximize their chances of doing the same thing next year. If they attempt to reform, they risk being left out of the tournament entirely or ending up on worse team. That's a tough sell when you just won over half a million dollars together. The top 8 end up being the veteran teams with history and money, while the bottom 8 become the scrappy contenders.
That's extremely good for the scene. Sure, the people outside of the top 8 will see some restructuring, but that's a positive thing. They under-performed and missed out on a big payoff. They will want to change things up so it goes better next year. If they are successful in reforming, there is plenty of money available in tournaments throughout the year to keep them eating. Not to mention, you need there to be some fluidity so new players can break in. If everything stays too stable, it becomes very difficult for a new good player to land on team that could potentially become a contender.
Conversely, the teams that placed in the top 8 will probably want to keep things as they are to maximize their chances of doing the same thing next year. If they attempt to reform, they risk being left out of the tournament entirely or ending up on worse team. That's a tough sell when you just won over half a million dollars together. The top 8 end up being the veteran teams with history and money, while the bottom 8 become the scrappy contenders.
kegkilla
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shut the fuck up pussy. it's a competition. if you can't do better than 12th place when your life is literally devoted to playing dota, then you need to stop playing dota and go get a job at hot topic.
kegkilla
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do they mention anywhere what supplier they use for the shit? if it's something like american apparel i would be down to grab a few shirts and maybe that hoodie but if it's some cheap shit then i wouldn't bother.
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datdota doesn't have predictions up yet, I assume it'll be during this weekend.
kegkilla
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lol. keep dreaming you socialist faggot. giving the shit tier teams money will do nothing but prevent less established but more talented teams from rising into the competitive ranks.
Julian The Apostate
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Got in a game against Some Russian cunts last night. They made what should have been a 20 minute victory into a 50 minute hero farm. That's some bullshit and the jimmies rustled through me.
Yes this puts huge preasure on phase 2 middle tier teams. You basically don't want to be ranked after 7th, otherwise you have to play Match A/D on phase 3 and could get knocked out of the big money pool. These match A/D on phase 3, the earning from that bo3 win will be 3 times bigger than any earning from any tournament this year... so huge
Almost every match once phase 3 starts will be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional guaranteed money.
Phase 3:
Round 1 (7 v 10, 8 v 9) - Winners earn a guaranteed top 8 finish and win at least 500-600k, loser is eliminated and gets 50-60k.
Round 2 - Not worth anything in guaranteed money, but gives the winners a chance to end up in the WB.
Round 3 - Winner earns a guaranteed 5/6 finish and wins at least an additional ~150k.
Main Event
WB Round 1 (2 matches) - Winners guaranteed a top 4 finish, making the match worth at least 300k.
WB Round 2 (1 match) - Winner guaranteed a top 2 finish, making the match worth at least 600k.
LB Round 1 (2 matches) - Winners into the top 6, worth ~150k.
LB Round 2 (2 matches) - Winners into the top 4, worth ~300k.
LB Round 3 (1 match) - Winner into the top 3, worth ~200k.
LB Round 4 (1 match) - Winner into the top 2, worth ~400k.
Grand Finals (1 match) - Worth $3.5 million+
Phase 3:
Round 1 (7 v 10, 8 v 9) - Winners earn a guaranteed top 8 finish and win at least 500-600k, loser is eliminated and gets 50-60k.
Round 2 - Not worth anything in guaranteed money, but gives the winners a chance to end up in the WB.
Round 3 - Winner earns a guaranteed 5/6 finish and wins at least an additional ~150k.
Main Event
WB Round 1 (2 matches) - Winners guaranteed a top 4 finish, making the match worth at least 300k.
WB Round 2 (1 match) - Winner guaranteed a top 2 finish, making the match worth at least 600k.
LB Round 1 (2 matches) - Winners into the top 6, worth ~150k.
LB Round 2 (2 matches) - Winners into the top 4, worth ~300k.
LB Round 3 (1 match) - Winner into the top 3, worth ~200k.
LB Round 4 (1 match) - Winner into the top 2, worth ~400k.
Grand Finals (1 match) - Worth $3.5 million+
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Data compilation for the compendium predictions:
Stats Corner: Compendium Predictions joinDOTA.com
TI4 Compendium Playoff Predictions: Misc Predictions | datdota.com
The International 4 Predictions - DOTA 2 - featured_articles - 2P.com
They have spread their stuff on the various sites. Team prediction is imo the most subjective and random one, I personally went for what I expected without looking into it too much. Rest is nice to have an idea of what to expect, even though a lot of it can be wrong.
Stats Corner: Compendium Predictions joinDOTA.com
TI4 Compendium Playoff Predictions: Misc Predictions | datdota.com
The International 4 Predictions - DOTA 2 - featured_articles - 2P.com
They have spread their stuff on the various sites. Team prediction is imo the most subjective and random one, I personally went for what I expected without looking into it too much. Rest is nice to have an idea of what to expect, even though a lot of it can be wrong.